Chicago Shamrox
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| Chicago Shamrox | |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Home arena | Sears Centre |
| Based in | Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| Colors | Orange, green, and white |
| Head coach | Jamie Batley |
| General manager | Jamie Batley |
The Chicago Shamrox are a team in the National Lacrosse League scheduled to begin play in 2007. They will play their home games at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The team is owned by Kevin Loughery Jr., Don Sallee, the former NBA coach and player Kevin Loughery Sr., and Concept Entertainment Group, LLC. The new franchise was announced on February 16, 2006. Kevin Loughery Jr. is the son of Kevin Loughery Sr.
On May 11, 2006, Connie Kowal was announced as the team's first president and Phil Ryan was named Vice President of Lacrosse Operations.
On June 1, 2006, Jamie Batley was named the first Head Coach and General Manager in Chicago Shamrox history.
Naming
The "Chicago Shamrox" was chosen on May 11, 2006, out of over 1500 name ideas. It was narrowed down to 10 finalists and then to the "fab five". The following were the 10 finalists with the top five in bold:- Blast
- Breeze
- Chill
- Freeze
- Hitmen
- Ill (iLL)
- Shamrox (or Shamrocks)
- Shooters
- Thunder
- Tower
Roster
| # | Nation | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Shoots | Birthplace | Birth Date | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Carter Livingstone | D | 6'4" | 210 | L | Toronto, ON | 06/04/1979 | Rochester Knighthawks | |
| 34 | Mat Giles | F | 6'4" | 235 | Burnaby, BC | 09/03/1975 | Edmonton Rush | ||
| 13 | Jason Clark | F | 5'9" | 180 | Toronto, ON | 05/21/1974 | Edmonton Rush | ||
| 91 | Daryl Gibson | D | 6'1" | 205 | L | N/A | 07/28/1976 | Toronto Rock | |
| 23 | Callum Crawford | F | 6'2" | 196 | R | N/A | 11/07/1984 | Calgary Roughnecks | |
| 63 | Tom Montour | F | 6'1" | 170 | Oshweken, ON | N/A | Portland Lumberjax | ||
| 97 | Bryan Kazarian | F | 5'10" | 195 | R | Owen Sound, ON | 06/30/1982 | Buffalo Bandits | |
| 7 | Jon Harasym | F | 5'9" | 180 | R | Edmonton, AB | 12/13/1979 | Buffalo Bandits | |
| ? | Kyle Dupont | D | N/A | N/A | Edmonton Rush |
Goaltenders
| # | Nation | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Shoots | Birthplace | Birth Date | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brandon Miller | G | N/A | N/A | San Jose Stealth | ||||
See also
External links
- [Chicago Shamrox Official Site]
- [NLL Official Website]
- [Press Release at NLL.com]
- [Article on name and logo at NLL.com]
| National Lacrosse League | |
| East Division: Buffalo Bandits | Minnesota Swarm | Philadelphia Wings | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock | |
| West Division: Arizona Sting | Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | Edmonton Rush | Portland Lumberjax | San Jose Stealth | |
| 2007 Expansion Teams: Chicago Shamrox | New York | |
| NLL Articles: Champion's Cup | NLL All-Star Game | NLL Hall of Fame | List of NLL MVPs | |
| Related Articles: Box lacrosse | Indoor lacrosse | Lacrosse | Major League Lacrosse | |
| Current arenas in the National Lacrosse League |
| Air Canada Centre | Blue Cross Arena | Glendale Arena | HP Pavilion | HSBC Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome | Pepsi Center | Rexall Place | Rose Garden Arena | Sears Centre | Wachovia Center | Xcel Energy Center |
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